Profound spatial heterogeneity of coronary reserve. Discordance between patterns of resting and maximal myocardial blood flow.

doi:10.1161/01.res.67.2.319

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Profound spatial heterogeneity of coronary reserve. Discordance between patterns of resting and maximal myocardial blood flow.

Circulation research - 1 Aug 1990

Austin R E, Aldea G S, Coggins D L, Flynn A E, Hoffman J I

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We examined the ability of individual regions of the canine left ventricle to increase blood flow relative to baseline rates of perfusion. Regional coronary flow was measured by injecting radioactive microspheres over 90 seconds in seven anesthetized mongrel dogs. Preliminary experiments demonstr...

Topics

Adenosine
Animals
Asphyxia
Coronary Circulation
Dogs
Female
Femoral Artery
Genetic Variation
Heart
Male
Microspheres
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Perfusion
Reference Values
Time Factors
Ventricular Function

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